The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-09
JOSIAH AND SAMANTHA ON
THE STREET CAR.
BY JOSIAH ALIENS WIFE.

BY JOSIAH ALIENS WIFE.
"Perhaps it were nS well to begiu
to be fashionable, while we are IN
fashionable circles.
felt hurt. But didn't feel right
to stop him rs he seemed bent. Bur
pretty soon | whispered to him sntl
says /:
'F0r man that has been so aw-
ful polite 10 lis, the gentleman
seems dreiful sort o cool and indif
lerent to us, he baitit spoke word
to u.s."
''FaShion u whispered Josiah.
''It is the ways OF high lite to not
notice things. He is actin distant
and genteel."
Aud Josiah tried to put on a
more Indifferent and distant look
onto his face as he looked at mt
Why, he looked as Indifferent at me
as if | was lyon, a strange lyon
paSssin' by him axidental, and II fur
of, as il | was in LoOntOwn.
But knOwin' what he wuz irwin
to do. | didn't feel like breakin' it
mp. But anon, or nearly at that
time, ne forgot himself, and whS.
ppred to me, as he looked up over
the door:
elf | wnZ rich man, Samantha,
could have clock in my carriages
aud cutters
looked up and see il wuz a clock,
but hadn't on my Specks, aud JO-
siah had, aud says |, "What time
is it, Josiah 7"
"Wail,' says be, sit seems to he
about halt past 90"
"Why, Josiah Allpn,' says |, ''it
can't be. There never WIZ such an
hour r
Says he, "Don't mortity me by
actin aStouislIed. 1t is all right.
1t is fashionable to keep late hours,
the later the better, they have
probably s0t he pointers round"
took my speckS our OF my pOck
ct and pGt 'em on, aud SIRE enough,
it WIZ just as he SAID, it the clock |
wnz right-and such ii gentleman
as that wouldn't probably have a
bad time keeper, it WIZ just half
past nincty-the pinterS wouldn't
lie.
But it wnz great mystery, aud
| don't To thus day day know what
to make of it.
1t may be fashion. Sence gOiu'
round the Village and seein' more,
and Scein' how hurried aud anxious
aud restless the folks all seem, |
Ih0ught tlat mebby they needles
more hours here, TO be- restless in,
aud oneasy, and mrbby lime went
Easter, aud they wuz hurry in To
irtch it. But most probe blr Josiah
NuZ right-mOSt probable that the
gentleman wuz very fashionable. I
ind KNOWN It WIZ geui-tl TO keep
very late hours, he had sol the
lintrrS round.
Wall, the driver come in pretty
'oOu, and he said To me-s nd it !
light out TO me iu broad day hight,
lmd settin' right by my pardner; {
"You are fair"
He wuz a good loOkn' iron grey Il
nan, and didn't look az il he meant a
o be mean, aud | answered him @
With dignity
$50 l have been told time aud |
gain" 5
But be spoke out tagain with more
mphasis. s
"YOu are fair" q
"Wall,n says |, "you needn't s
make such fus about il it l ben-
nd then not bein' one to bold out q
% false hopes, | says, 81 am mar $
led woman ON tower, aud this Is 4
ny Law ful Iardner by my side" S
But Josiah nu,lged me, aud SAYS a
e. "DOn't get excited Samantha,
is the WAYS of fashionable lite,
hey pass sights of compliments {
ack and forth, sights of 'rm-but 1
Lev don't mean 'em, says be, look
y CRITICALLY at in my face -''they
oct mean 'rm.n
Ibelieve Josiah Allen Wuz jeal- a
us. y
But before we bad time to
andy any more words back aud !,
,rth about my looks. the man r
poke out and says to Josiah; o
'1'en cents if YOU please.7 Y
Josiah lOOk It right out and hand n
4 il to him, aud whispered 10 me u
Ith shIewd wink, "He wants to q
Fl n drink, Samantha; that Is one y
the ways OF LiRb life, gniu' OUT to y
et drinks, anon, aud sometimes q
liener.n
Oh, how gen.eel JOsiah's axent Ii
us, aud distantl g